Suidae is the biological family to which pigs and their relatives belong. Up to sixteen species are currently recognised, including the domestic pig Sus scrofa or S. domesticus. They are classified into between four and eight genera. In addition to numerous species of wild pig, the family includes the babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa and the warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus.

The complete list of species, with the usual genus classification, is as follows:

• Babyrousa
  • Babyrousa babyrussa Babirusa, pig-deer; Indonesia
• Hylochoerus
  • Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Giant Forest Hog; Equatorial Africa
• Phacochoerus
  • Phacochoerus aethiopicus Cape, Somali or Desert Warthog; West, East and southern Africa
  • Phacochoerus africanus Common Warthog
• Potamochoerus
  • Potamochoerus larvatus Bushpig
  • Potamochoerus porcus Red River Hog; Africa south of the Sahara
• Sus
  • Sus barbatus Bearded Pig; Malaysia, Indonesia
  • Sus bucculentus Vietnamese Warty Pig
  • Sus cebifrons Visasyas Warty Pig
  • Sus celebensis Celebes Warty Pig
  • Sus heureni Flores Warty Pig
  • Sus philippensis Philippine Warty Pig
  • Sus salvanius Pigmy Hog; NE India, Himalayas
  • Sus scrofa (also called S. domesticus) Domestic pig , wild boar; Europe, Asia
  • Sus timoriensis Timor Warty Pig
  • Sus verrucosus Javan pig, Warty Pig; Indonesia, Philippines

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LOL :) RT @JamesKovacs: @ayende spikes out EFProfiler w @julielermanvt. In other news an avian species of Suidae has recently been sighted.
julielermanvt (Julie Lerman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:37 -0000
LOL :) RT @JamesKovacs: @ayende spikes out EFProfiler w @julielermanvt. In other news an avian species of Suidae has recently been sighted.
@ayende spikes out EFProfiler with @julielermanvt - http://bit.ly/2NCPhJ In other news an avian species of Suidae has recently been sighted.
JamesKovacs (JamesKovacs) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:16:59 -0000
@ayende spikes out EFProfiler with @julielermanvt - http://bit.ly/2NCPhJ In other news an avian species of Suidae has recently been sighted.
pretty sure i'm getting the plague...though not of the sus suidae variety.
meggbee3 (MeggBee) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:52:19 -0000
pretty sure i'm getting the plague...though not of the sus suidae variety.
@ashedryden screw that it is Suidae flu.
cjibo (Curtis Gibeaut Jr.) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:35 -0000
@ashedryden screw that it is Suidae flu.

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